Synopsis: "Behind The Clouds" explores Tibetans' fifty-year struggle for independence, utilizing access to the Dalai Llama while examining the interplay between his approach of dialogue and compromise and a younger generation of Tibetans ready to take a more confrontational course. 2008, the year of the Beijing Olympics, saw the largest uprising of Tibetans against Chinese control since 1959. The Chinese government responded forcefully, precipitating unrest in the Tibetan exile community and inspiring a long march from India to the Tibetan homeland, amidst a groundswell of international sympathy.
Balcony Releasing has announced that they will be distributing "The Sun Behind The Clouds: Tibet's Struggle For Freedom" in US theaters this Spring. The White Crane Films Production, directed and produced by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, opens today, Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at New York City's Film...
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